"Let's say that Juliet refused and Brooks out of anger, decided to teach you guys a lesson so that you will know you can only survive through him, how would I have fought against that? How could I have rescued you?"In the end, I would have still been chased away, and by then, it would have been too late to fight for Juliet. Fate did it all."Santiago is astounded at the wisdom Lucien wields as he finds sense in everything he just said. "Indeed, fate had a toll on us all," he can't help but concur. "We've all stood the test of time. We birthed a great story worth looking back on. Looking at you and Juliet, I don't think heaven has made a better match than this!"Lucien and Juliet exchange glances between each other and break out into wide smiles. It's not every time Santiago sounds so sweet!"Thank you, dad," Juliet whispers. "Thank you for warmly accepting our relationship. Thank you. I deeply appreciate."Y-" Santiago is about to speak when Lucien's phone begins ringing. He instantl
Lucien shrugs nonchalantly. "It's just a little house at the peak of the city. You don't have to sound so amazed. Let's go."Juliet wants to ask how he managed to secure a house there even though he said it is just a little house and if he is a billionaire, but on second thoughts, she decides against it and nods. Together with Santiago, they walk out of the Mansion into Lucien's car and zoom off.To save many questions about the car, Lucien had to lie to them that Mr. Ethan gave the car to him as a gift today.★The ride to the peak of the city is fast and smooth. Since the Pearsons' Mansion had been located in the middle of the city, it didn't take long for Lucien to get to the Peak and navigate into the route leading to Dragon bay. Dragon bay is the name of the street where his house is located in."Dragon bay?!" This time, Santiago is the first to exclaim. In the Peak of the city, there are a number of four streets. The least street is for the late billionaires. Those who would cl
I, Lucien Wood, fooling around? When did I start doing that? And what if I told her I got just a little house, what does it matter? I've seen greater houses so what is there to term that a little house as I see no need to exaggerate?Hmph! Lucien shakes his head. He doesn't blame her at all. After all, she has no idea who he truly is. If only she knew who he is and the places he has seen and been in, he is certain she would have even called the houses in Dragon too little for him to be in and that as a matter of fact, there is nothing interesting about Virginia as a whole! Except for her, of course.He makes to respond to her, but on second thoughts, changes his mind. It's a fact now that people will rather believe things when they see them with their eyes, rather than when they are told, so he doesn't think there's a need for him to respond to her and they begin dragging it when he could simply show her and everything will instantly end.Having made his decision, Lucien ignores Juli
Naturally, for someone with extraordinary sight, Lucien should have seen the gate before its visible appearance to the natural eyes, but he had been blinded by his rage that he didn't bother to look beyond!He sighs deeply and looks over at Juliet with an apologetic expression on his face as he asks softly while rubbing her panting chest, "Are you hurt?"Juliet takes deep breaths for more than two minutes before regulating her breathing and responding somewhat harshly, "I'm not. Now, tell me, what happened back there? "Did you intend to drive us to our deaths? How could you be speeding so fast when you knew you were getting close to the gate? "Why were you even speeding that crazily in the first place?!" She swats his hand away from her chest."How can I intend to drive us to our deaths? I didn't know the gate was there," Lucien retorts sadly and lowers his head. "I'm sorry. Deeply sorry. I had gotten so enraged that I didn't look well and missed the gate. I'm sorry.""So you were e
Lucien looks out the glass to see an old man in uniform. From his age, he guesses he must be the chief security officer, guiding the gate and the houses inside Dragon bay. Such good timing! The old man has just saved him from Juliet's clutches.Without wasting any time, he whines down his glass just as the old man says politely, "Greetings to you, Sir, how may I help you?""Greetings to you as well, Sir. My house is behind this magnificent gate, can I go in?" Lucien has been no respecter of any man. But in this case, just because the old man saved him from Juliet and also appears to be a cultured man, he also retorts respectfully and smiles up at him.He has a house inside Dragon bay? The old man doesn't get it. The young man before him is just in his twenties and he only appears to be a little rich. Also, things have changed since the mysterious tycoon bought all the Mansions in Dragon bay. Considering all that, he concludes that Lucien must be joking around.He chuckles at that and
"Have I ever lied to you?! I personally talked to Quinton about owning a Paradise in Dragon bay, but I had Connor do the processes and everything. If there is a card, then Connor must have it! You should learn to trust me!"He runs his hand through his hair, reaches for his phone, and dials Mr. Corbin's number."Hello, Mr. Wood," Just as the call rings, it is immediately answered and Mr. Corbin's respectable voice sounds from the other end."If you were here, Connor, I would have slammed your head on my steering wheel! I'm right in front of my Paradise, trying to settle my family in, but this old man here, who appears to be the Chief security officer wouldn't let me in! He talks of an exclusive card, what in the world is that?!""OMG!" Mr. Corbin exclaims, breaking into a cold sweat. "After the Mansions were turned into one big family villa and named, Mr. Quinton felt the need to customize the gate as well. In that way, only those with the cards can go in and out of Shadow's Paradise.
BROOKS' MANSION, EAST HIGHLAND PARKIn the grand courtroom, Brooks is sitting in style with his legs crossed, holding onto a glass of wine and sipping leisurely at intervals while surfing the internet. He is no longer seething and appears rather relaxed. He even appears to be in an extremely happy mood as he keeps grinning from ear and ear and laughing to every meme and funny video he comes across.It's been an hour since he sent out Draco on a mission. In some missions, staying out for long is one to panic about but this mission Draco is taking care of is quite the opposite.The fact that he hasn't called for an hour now means a good thing. And the longer he stays out means things are going perfectly fine. He is very certain of it. And that alone is making him so happy. He should probably celebrate in grand later on with some breastified and asstified chicks once he achieves his motive."Mr. Miller," at this moment, Draco walks into the courtroom with a mischievous smile on his fa
DOWNTOWN, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA "Lucien, I've finally gotten all the information. From my investigation, the kidnappers are working for Ryan Douglas, who appears to be obeying the orders of his uncle, Hugo Douglas, the patriarch of the Douglas family. In a nutshell, it is safe to say the Douglases are behind Brianna's kidnap!"Lucien is leaning on a huge tree with a dark expression on his face as Declan passes to him every bit of information he has found out.After leaving Dragon bay, he had called Declan to meet up at a shade Downtown Richmond. He didn't want to waste any more time. Brianna has spent enough time with those assholes!"But I handled this perfectly well. How did they find out I killed Duke?" Lucien doesn't understand how the Douglases found out what transpired between him and Duke.He was certain with the way he took care of everything, there was no way in their lifetime, they would have found out everything. What then happened? How did things come to light? How?!At this